nyc’s most delicious walking tours with a heaping of history
if you’re taking a nyc walking tour, why not take one where you get to experience the amazing history of new york city PLUS eat the city’s best cuisine - all included in the ticket price! Read to learn about our award winning nyc walking tours
The Ultimate Chinatown Tour
A picture of a guide eating noodles on the Chinatown walking tour NYC loves!
The Ultimate Chinatown Walking Tour is our award winning and one of our most famous historical NYC walking tours. Consistently rated as the top Chinatown tour in New York, you’ll learn the history of Chinatown through the lens of the immigrants who have called this neighborhood home. While Chinatown is technically the Lower East Side, you’ll explore the question: Why do Lower East Side’s immigrants leave after about 50 years while Chinatown has stayed Chinese for over 170 years? Well tell you this story through fascinating history as told by local guides, exploring Chinatown’s most famous landmarks, and sampling the finest dishes from the neighborhood's best food. On this NYC walking tour, you can expect to enjoy the City’s best and most hidden gems for:
Noodles
Dumplings
Buns
Dessert
And more!
It’s an experience that will fill your mind with history and your belly with facts. Plus, we usually eat inside on our NYC walking tours, so you don’t need to worry about being outside in awful weather. We can accommodate vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free diets. You can learn more by watching the video, visiting our Chinatown landing page, or by clicking here. We are looking forward to hosting you!
Iconic foods of the lower east side
A guide eating a slice of pizza on one of our NYC walking tours
Learn the history of New York City through its famous food on our Iconic Foods of the Lower East Side NYC walking tour! On this NYC walking tour, you’ll explore how the immigrants on the Lower East Side went from living in insular communities to the melting pot of New York City, and over time, became Americans. Not only will we tell you how the people came together, but we’ll show you how the cuisine on the Lower East Side evolved with the people, slowly adapting to the availability of New York ingredients while transforming to immigrant food to New York City’s amazing cuisine. If you’re looking for a tour that tells you the story of New York this tour is for you. You’ll get a full dose of history and unlike other NYC walking tours, we’ll also feed you, all included in the price of admission. Think of it at the tenement museum, but you can also taste history. Some highlights of the tour are:
Exploring the Lower East Side and learning why the Dutch decided to colonize New York and how Jewish people assimilated to secular American Culture
Little Italy and how Italians from different regions of Italy became New Yorkers
Chinatown and how Chinese people came to New York for a better life and ended up bringing all of these sometimes contentious European cultures together.
Guests can expect to learn about the Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy while enjoying the food that made it famous, including:
Pizza
Bagels
Dumplings
Cheesecake
And more!
Whether you're a local or a visitor, the Lower East Side NYC walking tour with food is a unique and unforgettable experience all hosted by local travel guides. This tour took me years to perfect and I am thrilled to be able to offer it to you.
Book your spot today via the calendar above, click here for more information, or email us to book a private tour guide. Let us know if you have any questions and we are looking forward to hosting you!
Famous Jewish Foods of the upper east side
When people think of Jewish food they think of things like lox and bagels and pastrami sandwiches. But did you know that these AREN’T Jewish foods? In fact, there is no such thing as Jewish food! So how did these delicious items become known as cuisine that doesn’t exist? The delicious lox and bagel and pastrami sandwich were actually foods that Jewish immigrants in New York ate. Over time, these foods got popular and spread around the world. But how did this happen?
On our Famous Jewish Foods NYC walking tour, we’ll explore how foods popular in the New York City Jewish community transformed from food that only Jewish people at to become a worldwide phenomenon. You’ll trace the spread through the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which the area that German Jews settled in after they moved out of the Lower East Side. Today, it is one of the main areas of Jewish life, and we are excited to show it to you. On this tour, you’ll enjoy dishes such as:
Pastrami Sandwich
Lox and Bagel
Black and White cookie
And more!
This NYC walking tour is a labor of love where we dive deep into the experience of Jews in New York, and how they packaged and exported Jewish culture that New York is famous for today. This is great for folks who want to learn about American Jewish culture and want a fascinating walking tour that is off the beaten path and is one of the most unique NYC walking tours with food that you’ll find. We can accommodate Kosher and vegetarian diets. To learn more, click here, or to book a tour, click the calendar above.
Soho and west village dessert tour
Embark on a sweet adventure through the West Village and SoHo on our SoHo and West Village on one of our sweetest NYC walking tours. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, you'll sample a diverse range of sweet treats, from classic favorites to innovative creations, all while learning about the neighborhood's rich history and culture.
From the trendy shops of SoHo to the neighborhood where they shot Sex and the City, you'll discover hidden gems and iconic landmarks where you'll sample decadent desserts that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. Along the way, you’ll learn about how classic shops have lasted for generations and which new chefs are pushing the envelope on modern pastry.
Whether you're a local or a visitor, our West Village and SoHo NYC walking tour tour is the perfect way to celebrate the city's sweet side and create sweet memories that will last a lifetime. For more information on this NYC walking tour, click here, or book a tour on the calendar above. You can even click here to be directed to our main page to learn more about our other tours.
Broadway bites and famous sights
If you’re staying in Midtown Manhattan and are looking for a delicious and informative activity, this tour is for you! On our Broadway Bites and Famous Sites NYC walking tour, you’ll sample four famous foods in four famous places, but with a twist: Everyone knows Times Square for its chain restaurants, but this actually one of the most innovative areas in the City. On this tour, you’ll learn about:
Hells Kitchen, the Westies, and Broadway’s working class
Times Square, Broadway plays, and the Newspaper business
Rockefeller Center and Fifth Ave
The Diamond District
Each of these stops will be paired with an innovative take on a famous New York City food such as
Pizza
Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches
A Hot Dog
And more!
This is one of our NYC walking tours that is perfect folks looking for an activity before their Broadway play, attending events at the Javits center or Marriott Marquis, looking to explore the heart of Midtown Manhattan, or just don’t want to travel far from their New York City hotel. For more information , click here, and to book a NYC walking tour, check out the calendar above.